Stimulating caution among nonprofits (Daily News-Miner)

Dennis McMillian's opinion piece appeared in the Daily News-Miner on May 3rd. He discusses the risks of taking--and relying on--stimulus funds for any Alaska nonprofit. Below is an excerpt of when not to take funding when funding:

 • Requires the organization to start a new program that has not been planned.

• Overextends the capacity of the organization.

• Causes the organization to stray from its mission.

• Provides a short-term band-aid for an organization with systemic funding problems.

McMillian goes on to say that if an organization does not have systems in place to transparently manage and report on the use of stimulus funds — ensuring that taxpayer money is wisely invested — it also should not apply.

Read the entire opinion piece.